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..... to Grandma G's blog! Grab a cup of coffee or whatever and sit down and relax for a while as you browse through my photos. I hope you enjoy what you see, and feel free to leave comments on any of my posts... I love hearing from you!

Monday, December 27, 2010

The pocket on the flap will work for a bottle or her cell phone (yes, she does have her own cell phone... a play one) or whatever. And of course you have to put things IN a diaper bag:

We have a pouch of baby wipes:

And a changing pad:

See? Just the right size:

And what would a diaper bag be without diapers?! Here's one:

Complete with velcro tabs to hold it shut:

Modeled by our sweet little baby:

The bag also contained a tube of 'pretend' Butt Paste for when baby gets diaper rash. For those of you out of the baby business these days, there really is something called Butt Paste. See here. It's good stuff... just ask Courtney!

I came across the tutorial for the diaper bag here awhile back, and I just knew it was the perfect thing for Courtney. She loves it, and she had to go to work on a baby right away Christmas Eve. More on that later......

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Courtney had part of her Christmas already last weekend... with the "H" side of her family. She brought along one of her gifts to share with me. We had fun making something pretty!

I didn't think to get the camera out right at the beginning, but just picture in your mind a little clear plastic container of cylindrical plastic beads and a plastic pegboard.

Courtney chose the design and the colors. I told her where to place the beads, and she did most of the placing. And then when I did think about the camera and tried to take a picture, she decided to hide our work (a new phase of teasing has arisen, methinks).

Okay, teasing over (for the moment). Here's what it looked like.

Closer, even:

But, it's not done yet! We had to put this special paper over it (hmmm... hidden again)....

.... and then iron it (with Grandma's "vintage?" 40-year-old iron).

That moose came along for the ride. They seemed to really be eyeing each other.

This next picture slipped in here just because it's cute. :-)

Viola! Here is our finished product, after the iron melted the beads together. Plus there are a couple of items made by Courtney and Mommy previously (a caterpillar and a bumblebee, in case you couldn't tell).

Cute, huh? And very fun.

And on that note, I'm going to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I shall be back sometime after Christmas Day. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and don't forget the real reason for the season!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Like Christmas last year, that is! Whodathunk we'd already have this much snow again so soon? It did make for pretty pictures yesterday morning, though, after the sky cleared and the wind calmed down somewhat. I guess. If you like looking at a lot of snow. Again. So soon.

I never imagined Courtney would have such snowbanks to slide down again this year. They do look like they could be a bit challenging... but fun!

(Click any photo to enlarge.)

Well... Mark, Cindy, JHRME, Gwen... all you peoples in the warm climates... enjoy! At least then somebody will.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Yep, they predicted a blizzard for yesterday, and that's exactly what we got. It seemed to be even more powerful than the one we got last Christmas, plus it rained a little and left a thin layer of ice on everything first.

Here are a couple of videos to show you how it looked from my perspective, cozy and warm inside the house. Grandpa and the rest of the guys had to work outside (or in the barns) in it all day, of course, because none of the employees could get to the dairy. If you turn your volume waaay up, you can hear what ironically came on the radio just as I was starting the video.

Can't see much, can you? And that was in our somewhat sheltered yard. Out in the open, you could see even less. Grandpa said it was a looong trip to the dairy in the morning, because visibility was zero. But, thankfully, he made it.

Below is a shot from my kitchen window. The "stripes" down the right half are actually reflections from our living room windows. You can kind of make out an evergreen tree, our LP gas tank, and lilac bushes on the left. If you click the pic to enlarge it, you might be able to make out our yard light pole. Or not.

I don't think the cats enjoyed their view much yesterday. Pretty boring.

Friday, December 10, 2010

This next video is for Grandpa... to teach him how to properly sing "Jingle Bells". Courtney told him he wasn't doing it right on Tuesday because he didn't have the "Hey!" in there. Here ya go, Grandpa... now you know!!

And their final number:

Program's over... time for a big wave!

I must say, I think the preschool staff did a wonderful job with the kids. They behaved very well, and they knew their songs and sang out nicely even without accompaniment. Way to go!

I may be terribly prejudiced ("may"???), but I definitely think she was the cutest child in the bunch. And I loved that she had her own headband Santa hat so we could see her whole face instead of having it halfway hidden under one of those other Santa hats.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Courtney had her preschool Christmas program today. They performed at a local bank. It was so cute, and Courtney did really well.

I've been trying for hours to upload the videos I took, but so far have only been able to manage one. Any further attempts just end up with error messages. There are some family members who weren't able to attend (or weren't getting the videos they thought they were) who are probably anxious to see the program, so I'll just go with this first one for now. I have 5 more, and I'll post them when I can get them uploaded, so check back for more!

Enjoy!

(In case you didn't realize it, if you click on the box with the little arrows in the bottom right corner of the video, you can see it in full screen. It's not as clear, but it's much bigger! Press your Esc key to get back to regular size.)

Why

I love photos! I love taking photos! So this blog will be mostly photos (and an occasional video clip) I've taken, and though they will speak thousands of words by themselves, I'll usually be adding my 2¢-worth, too. ;)

About Me

I am married, a mother of two, and a grandmother of one adorable little girl who always makes my day! I am retired from the work force and am enjoying being "just" a homemaker. I love to sew, and I guess you could call me a "bag lady". :)